Session 2: RECEIVE
Summary
TLDRThe speaker draws a parallel between being a wide receiver in football and being a worshipper, emphasizing that both require a 'thrower' or source of inspiration. True worship, according to the speaker, is not just about giving to God but receiving from Him first. The Word of God is presented as essential for worship, providing both correction and the 'breath of God' necessary for genuine, heartfelt worship. The analogy of having the wind knocked out of you illustrates the yearning for deep connection with God, which is achieved through receiving and reflecting His Word.
Takeaways
- đ The analogy of a football receiver emphasizes the importance of having a good quarterback to make a successful catch, paralleling the need for a 'thrower' in worship to connect with God effectively.
- đ Worship is described as a 'giving back' to God, not just a gift we offer, but a response to the gifts and breath God has already given us.
- đ The Word of God is a crucial gift that allows us to know God and respond to Him in worship, serving as a guide and enriching our worship experience.
- đŁïž God must speak to us first before we can speak to Him in worship, highlighting the necessity of understanding who God is before we can offer acceptable worship.
- đ€ The script challenges the idea that worship is solely about our actions towards God, but rather a response to His actions and words towards us.
- đ§ The Word of God is described as 'living and active,' piercing to the core of our being, revealing our true motives and the state of our hearts in worship.
- đ Receiving God's correction through His Word is essential for true worship, as it exposes our wrong motives and helps us align our hearts with God's will.
- đŹ The Word of God is said to be 'god-breathed,' which is a metaphor for the life-giving breath needed for worship, suggesting that the Bible is not just a text but a living, breathing communication from God.
- đ The Word of God is useful for showing us the way to salvation, correcting our mistakes, and training us to live according to God's will, making it indispensable for our spiritual growth and worship.
- đŹïž The metaphor of having the wind knocked out of you illustrates the feeling of being unable to worship fully without first receiving and breathing in God's Word.
- đ The key to true worship is to first receive God's Word and His breath, which then enables us to exhale and give God His breath back in worship.
Q & A
What is the main analogy used in the script to describe the role of a worshipper in relation to God?
-The main analogy used is that of a wide receiver in football, emphasizing that just as a receiver needs a good quarterback to throw the ball, a worshipper needs to receive from God before they can give their worship back to Him.
According to the script, what is the primary mistake people make regarding their understanding of worship?
-The primary mistake is that people tend to think of worship as something they do for God, rather than recognizing that it is a response to what God has first given them.
What does Louie Giglio suggest about the nature of worship?
-Louie Giglio suggests that worship is about giving God His breath back, implying that it is a reciprocal action where we return to God what He has first given us.
Why is the Word of God considered essential to worship according to the script?
-The Word of God is essential to worship because it is through His Word that we come to know God, understand His character, and receive the guidance necessary for our worship to be meaningful and in response to Him.
What does the author of Hebrews say about the Word of God in chapter 4 verse 12, as mentioned in the script?
-The author of Hebrews describes the Word of God as living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart, indicating its power to correct and reveal our innermost being.
How does the script relate the act of receiving the Word of God to the experience of having the wind knocked out of you?
-The script uses the experience of having the wind knocked out to illustrate the feeling of being unable to breathe deeply and fully, and then relates this to the need to receive the Word of God to 'breathe in' God's presence and truth before we can 'breathe out' in worship.
What are the two main things we receive when we receive the Word of God, as per the script?
-The two main things we receive are correction, which helps us discern our motives and intentions, and God's breath, which is essential for true worship and a deeper understanding of God.
Why might people worship with the wrong motives according to the script?
-People might worship with the wrong motives such as for therapeutic reasons, to feel better, or to impress others, rather than focusing on a genuine response to God's Word and character.
What does the script suggest could be the reason for dissatisfaction with one's worship life?
-The script suggests that dissatisfaction with one's worship life could stem from not having received and internalized the Word of God, which is necessary for genuine and meaningful worship.
How does the script use the experience of a spring break mission trip to Mexico to illustrate a point about worship?
-The script uses the experience of working in the mud and muck during a mission trip to illustrate the realization of one's own imperfections and the need for God's Word to correct and guide us in our worship.
What does the script imply about the importance of the church's role in worship?
-The script implies that while the church can provide a context for worship, the true depth of worship comes from the individual's personal reception of God's Word and their response to it, rather than the church's style or structure.
Outlines
đ The Role of a Receiver in Worship
This paragraph draws a parallel between the role of a wide receiver in football and the role of a worshipper in faith. The speaker emphasizes that just as a receiver relies on a good quarterback to make a great catch, a worshipper relies on God's guidance to offer true worship. The concept of worship is explored as not just a gift to God, but a response to God's Word. The importance of receiving God's Word before giving it back through worship is highlighted, with the Word of God being the foundation for understanding God and offering Him acceptable worship.
đ The Breath of God: Receiving and Responding
The second paragraph delves into the transformative power of God's Word in worship. It discusses the necessity of receiving God's Word as a form of His 'breath' to enable authentic worship. Two key aspects of receiving the Word are identified: correction and inspiration. The author of Hebrews' perspective on the Word as a tool for divine correction is presented, illustrating how it penetrates to the core of our being. Additionally, the paragraph references Paul's words in 2 Timothy, which describe Scripture as 'God-breathed,' essential for guiding us in truth, exposing our rebellion, and shaping us for God's purpose. The analogy of having the wind knocked out and the desperate need for a breath is used to convey the yearning for a deep, intimate connection with God through His Word in worship.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄWorship
đĄReceiver
đĄQuarterback
đĄWord of God
đĄGrace
đĄSpirit
đĄImage of God
đĄCorrection
đĄMotives
đĄBreath
đĄIntimacy
Highlights
The analogy of a wide receiver needing a good quarterback to make a great catch relates to worshippers needing God's Word to truly worship.
Worship is often misunderstood as a gift to God, but it is more accurately seen as giving back to God what He has given us, including His breath.
Louie Giglio's perspective on worship as giving God 'his breath back' is a biblical concept, not just a metaphor.
True worshippers are receivers; they must first receive God's grace, spirit, and Word before they can give it back in worship.
John Stott emphasizes that God must speak to us before we can speak to Him in worship, highlighting the importance of God's Word in our worship.
Scripture is essential for directing and enriching our worship, as it reveals who God is and how we should respond to Him.
Without God's Word, we would not know who God is or how to worship Him authentically.
The Word of God is like a substitute teacher; it commands respect and understanding, which is necessary for genuine worship.
God's Word provides correction, as described in Hebrews 4:12, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, and discerning our thoughts and intentions.
Worship with wrong motives can be exposed and corrected through the living and active Word of God.
A personal story about worship during a mission trip to Mexico illustrates the importance of purity in worship and the impact of God's Word.
Paul's words in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 emphasize that every part of Scripture is useful for showing us the way to salvation and for living God's way.
The Bible is described as 'God-breathed,' which means it is His breath and essential for our worship.
An analogy of having the wind knocked out of you during football practice illustrates the feeling of being unable to worship without first receiving God's Word.
Dissatisfaction with our worship life may stem from not receiving God's Word, which is necessary for a deep, intimate connection with God.
The key to true worship is to first take in God's Word, allowing us to breathe deeply of who God is and then exhale that back to Him in worship.
Transcripts
when I was in high school I played wide
receiver on her high school football
team I don't claim to have broken any
records or really even have caught any
touchdown passes at all but one thing I
do know about being a receiver is that
it's way easier if you have a good
quarterback every amazing catch you will
see on a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday
afternoon came with one thing in common
somebody had to throw the ball every
great receiver has one thing on the
other end of that receiving effort and
that is a really great thrower so what
does this have to do with worship true
worshippers are receivers we tend to
think that worship is is our gift to God
and that's that's not entirely
inaccurate but we do tend to think that
we come and we give something to God and
more accurate way to say that would be
that we give something back to God Louie
Giglio says it this way that worship is
giving God his breath back that's a
pretty good way to describe worship but
the problem seems to be that when we
come to give God his breath back we
don't have anything to give true
worshipers are receivers before you can
give God his breath back you have to
receive it in the first place there are
countless things that God has given us
as gifts he's given us his grace he's
given us his spirit he's also made us in
His image which is a gift in and of
itself but I want to talk about
something that God has given us which
seems to be overlooked especially when
it comes to our warship let's talk about
the gift of the word of god john stott
says it this way God must speak to us
before we have any liberty to speak to
him he must disclose to us who he is
before we can offer what we are in
acceptable worship the worship of God is
always a response to the Word of God
scripture wonderfully directs and
enriches our worship have you ever
thought of it that way if we are
incapable of worshiping God without his
word without reading his word and
knowing who he is because
without it we wouldn't know who he is he
would you trust somebody you didn't know
would you serve someone you didn't know
would you worship someone that she had
no clue anything about them you see God
knows this about us it's like when you
were in school and you had a substitute
teacher and when you saw the substitute
walk-in you just knew that she wasn't
going to get the amount of respect that
your normal teacher did the whole class
treated her differently it God knows
that about us we have that tendency to
not trust people we don't know and so he
has given us his word so that we can
know him there there are two huge things
that we get when we received the Word of
God and it leads us to worship the first
is that through his word we receive his
correction the author of Hebrews rights
in chapter 4 verse 12 for the word of
God is living and active sharper than
any two-edged sword piercing to the
division of soul and spirit of the
joints and marrow and discerning the
thoughts and intentions of the heart you
might not believe this but some people
worship with the wrong motives now I I
say that kind of jokingly because I
think we know that even even ourselves
we we come in and if we're honest we
might not have the right motives when
we're worshiping maybe it's some sort of
therapeutic deism or or to make
ourselves feel better to impress our
friends with our voice or something like
that but we worship with the wrong
motives I remember being on a spring
break mission trip to Mexico and we
spent all of the day in the mud and the
muck of mission we were building houses
we were mixing concrete and it was just
a really fulfilling service day later
that night we had a worship service
where the worship leader had asked us to
raise our hands up to the heavens up to
God and as I raised my hands I realized
just how dirty my hands were I mean I
had mud caked in between my fingernails
every crease and crevice of my hand was
smeared with some sort of muck and it
was it was pretty disgusting and I
started to think in that moment
if this is what I see just on the
outside on the surface level what does
God see when I raised my hands and
worship to him you see receiving the
Word of God receiving his correction
through the Word of God the author of
Hebrews says that it leaves us wide open
it it pierces to the deepest parts of us
not just the the surface II level stuff
the dirt on our skin the mud and our
fingernails but it goes down deeper to
the bone and the marrow discerning our
spirit and discerning our thoughts you
see receiving the correction of God is
raising your hands in worship knowing
that your hands are dirty but also
knowing that there's a God who wants you
to do it regardless the second big thing
that we receive when it comes to
receiving the Word of God is that we
receive his breath Paul writes to
Timothy in the book of second Timothy
chapter 3 verses 16 and 17 and you may
have heard these verses before but I'm
going to read them in a different
version too may be here at new for the
first time all over again there's
nothing like the written word of God for
showing you the way to salvation through
faith in Christ Jesus every part of
Scripture is god-breathed and useful one
way or another showing us truth exposing
our rebellion correcting our mistakes
training us to live God's way through
the word we are put together and shaped
up for the task that God has for us
do you rember that Louie Giglio quote
from the beginning of the lesson worship
is giving God's breath back that's not
just some cute way to remember what
worship is or something he made up that
that is that is what the Bible says
about itself the Bible is breathed out
by God it is his breath we need it to
worship have you ever had the wind
knocked out of you I remember one quite
vividly it was in football practice in
high school and and we're taught that
any time the ball hits the ground and
someone yells fumble you've got to jump
on it and so as any good teammate would
I saw a ball on the ground and I jumped
for it at the same time about 12 of my
teammates jumped as well I got on the
ball and I held it as tight as I could
but the weight of everyone else landing
on top of me pushed all of the air out
of my lungs as the ball went up into my
stomach isn't that the worst feeling
ever like I mean you know that you're
going to be okay you can usually stand
up and walk around and sometimes you can
even talk but but all you want to do is
take that big breath that inhale and
exhale but you can't it's the one thing
you want to do and you can't many of us
are dissatisfied with our worship life
you're dissatisfied with your Christian
walk you're dissatisfied with the
spiritual side of your life it's like we
go through life and we try all of these
things and the only thing we really want
to do is take a deep breath of who God
is and exhale that back out maybe you
come to a worship service at a church
and and you just don't you just don't
feel that intimately connected with god
but could it be
is it possible that that it's not the
style of the music or or the way that
you worship or if you raise your hands
or you don't could it be that it's it's
not even the church that you go to but
is it possible that in order to breathe
you have to receive you see we search
for all of these different things as to
as to how we can get more intimately
connected with god when really his word
is there all along the intake of his
word when we when we take in his word
and we breathe deep that breath then we
can truly give God his breath back and
the key for true worshipers to giving
God his breath back is to take it in in
the first place
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